The Council Grove Braves will take on the West Franklin Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Franklin will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Council Grove extended their winning streak to six on Tuesday. The Braves were the clear victors by a 23-5 margin over Marion. Considering the Braves have won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, West Franklin won against Northern Heights on Thursday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Falcons never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Falcons have beaten the Wildcats the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Wildcats has come to flipping the script.
Gunnar McMahan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). McMahan was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Zeek Dowd and Jagger Spielman did most of the damage at the plate: Dowd scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Spielman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt McCullough, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
West Franklin's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Council Grove, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Council Grove was able to grind out a solid win over West Franklin in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 5-2. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
